Ever wondered what led to humans taking over the skies? Sure, we all know the Wright brothers were the pioneers of controlled flight. However, do you know why two flight enthusiasts from Dayton, Ohio succeeded? This is the incredible story of two 20th century humans of data. Read on to find out how their historic accomplishment fueled the age of…
Data sets are most valuable when people can understand them. When done right, data visualization is a great way to display large amounts of information simply and intuitively. However, in order to ensure that visualizations are effective, it’s important to follow a few important standards and avoid a few all-too-common mistakes. Data Visualization Do’s Keep the visualizations simple While many…
What happens in your brain when you read a map or untangle the meaning of a new word? A complex and rapid process of interpreting environmental stimuli, signals, and context clues from the world around you. Let’s talk more about how we understand the meaning of new words. You are a few paragraphs into an article and BAM, a word…
Sean presented a talk about how he built this app at the December 2018 edition of the Delhi userR meetup. Learn more about the meetup here, or watch his talk below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c07AysEIo-g This was recorded as part of the community initiatives by SocialCops. If I told you that, according to the 2011 Census, 67% of Indian households had access to…
Data is most valuable when you have something to compare it to, but these comparisons aren’t helpful if the data is bad or irrelevant. Data is most valuable when you have something to compare it to. For example, it’s nice to know that your program helped 150 people this year, but that doesn’t tell you what you should do next…
Paper-based data collection has been around as long as humans have had an interest in understanding the world around them — tick marks on parchment were used by ancient civilizations to track food inventory, and in the 1800s the first known census was collected via pen and paper. Now, digital and cloud-based systems for data collection are rapidly increasing, but…
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when we see data? The first instinct is to find patterns, connections, and relationships. We look at the data to find meaning in it. Similarly, in research, once data is collected, the next step is to get insights from it. For example, if a clothing brand is trying to identify the…